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I wish I could understand what he says, but the video is awesome nonetheless! His smash is monstrous!

I'll translate but I'm not the most fluent Chinese speaker.

He said, technique is most important and not power as "Wang Wang" (?) initially mentioned.
Initially when young he spent two months practising his technique before starting to smash.
Having the right technique means that you wont hurt your elbow which caused Wang Wang to retire.

4 steps in the smash. 1 preparation, 2 pulling back into position, 3 flicking back the racquet, 4 follow through and repeat..

the air time that FHF managed to obtain is incredible. watch the slow motion at 2:00 carefully, by the time he reached apex at the jump, he stayed at the same height for almost like eternity, enough time for him to rotate his body, extend his legs, and then follow-through before he starts falling again.

the air time that FHF managed to obtain is incredible. watch the slow motion at 2:00 carefully, by the time he reached apex at the jump, he stayed at the same height for almost like eternity, enough time for him to rotate his body, extend his legs, and then follow-through before he starts falling again.

Agree, sort of...

If you look at that super slow mo part carefully, you'll see that the background fluorescent lights flashing at 1-2 Hz when in reality it should be 50-60 Hz. From the beginning of his forward stroke to strike, I counted 20 flashes, which means to say that he completed his stroke in that 0.3 sec while he's in the air for 40 flashes = 0.8 sec.

But it sure did look like he was suspended by strings in mid air for like an eternity!